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Michalon was born on 7 September 1978 in [[Sarcelles]]. She started singing when her parents sent her to a gospel chorus |
Michalon was born on 7 September 1978 in [[Sarcelles]]. She started singing when her parents sent her to a gospel chorus. |
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At 8, she was in her first concert, the ''"bébés chérubins"'' in [[Sarcelles]] (a suburb of [[Paris]]). |
At 8, she was in her first concert, the ''"bébés chérubins"'' in [[Sarcelles]] (a suburb of [[Paris]]). |
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Miss Dominique [as she is generally known as], born Dominique Michalon September 7, 1978 in Sarcelles, France, is a French singer and second-place finalist of the fourth edition of Nouvelle Star[based version of "Pop Idol"] Her parents are both caribbean.
Early life
Michalon was born on 7 September 1978 in Sarcelles. She started singing when her parents sent her to a gospel chorus. At 8, she was in her first concert, the "bébés chérubins" in Sarcelles (a suburb of Paris).
She is also known by the stage name "Beth Sheba". She sang in a masterclass in Louisiana in the United States. Later, her band, "Beth-Shéba and Les Gospel Wave Singers" toured with Ray Charles and Manu Dibango. In 1998, she released an album "A Chans' ou an destin'" in Martinique as Beth Sheba.
Nouvelle Star
On her audition, Michalon's performance of Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" marked her as a favorite; judge Marianne James cried and said "Alleluia". Many felt that her best performance was "Calling You" from Bagdad Café. Despite this, Dominique lost in the final round to Christophe Willem. There have been claims that Dominique's chance of winning were significantly reduced because her home, Martinique was not allowed to vote.
Performances
- Top 14 : I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)
- Top 14 redux : Comme d'habitude (Claude François)
- Top 10 : Ella, Elle l'a (France Gall)
- Top 9 : We Don't Need Another Hero (Tina Turner)
- Top 8 : I'm Every Woman (Whitney Houston)
- Top 7 : It's Raining Men (Weather Girls)
- Top 6 : L' Hymne à l'Amour (Edith Piaf), I'm Outta Love (Anastacia)
- Top 5 : GoldenEye (Tina Turner), Salma ya Salama (Dalida), I Have Nothing (Whitney Houston)
- Top 4 : Ma Révérence (Véronique Sanson), I Feel Good (James Brown)
- Top 3 : What's Love Got To Do With It? (Tina Turner), Calling You (Bagdad Café)
- Top 2 : All Night Long (Lionel Richie), La Quête, Hero (Mariah Carey)
After Nouvelle Star
She recorded an album "Une femme battante" (#9 FR) which was released on 13 November 2006. She backed French conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy during his campaign for the 2007 presidential elections and was among the singers who sang to celebrate his victory over Ségolène Royal the night of his election. In January 2010,Michalon took part in the recording of the charitable song "un geste pour HaÏti cherie" realized by a collective of French artists in favour of the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Michalon took part in a tv reality show called "la ferme celebrité"
Personal Life
In 2008,the singer decides to follow a diet regime by the recommendation of her doctor and manages to loses more than 110 pounds[50 kg]in the space of a year. In 2010,,she reveals during la ferme celebrité [french version of the farm]that she now lost 70 kg.
Discography
Albums
| Album | Statistics | Singles |
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| Une Femme Battante |
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Singles Released |
External links
- Miss Dominique fansite, in French